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The Malibu Guru — 247 episodes

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1

From Wheelchair to CFI: Luis Abascal's Aviation Journey

2

Q&A: The 100-Hour Rule & Beyond: Your Aviation Questions Answered!

3

Let’s Talk About Max Gross Weight

4

EDCT - The Most Frustrating Delay

5

Buying Smart: How to Choose the RIGHT Airplane for Your Mission

6

Ask Me Anything: PA-46 Tips, Turbine Secrets & Weather Wisdom

7

Avionics and Upgrades: What Adds Real Value?

8

M350 to King Air 350: Making the Jump to a King Air | Dave Lally

9

Engineering the Air Tractor Legacy with Jim Hirsch

10

Heated Windshields: Replacement Costs, Risks, and What You Need to Know

11

TBM 960 Deep Dive: FADEC, Automation & Performance

12

How a Tornado Rewrote My Business and My Career | John Motazedi

13

Why Helicopter Pilots Fly Airplanes Better | Rodney Clark

14

Why Broad Flight Training Matters | Steve Messinger

15

Q&A: Vacuum, Pressurization, KFC 150 Approach Logic & ATC Routing

16

PA46 Versus Series: M600 vs TBM 930

17

PA46 Versus Series: Meridian vs M600/M700

18

PA46 Versus Series: JetPROP vs. Meridian

19

Flying Smarter: How Garmin's Technology Enhances Safety | Joey Ferreyra

20

PA46 Versus Series: Mirage vs. JetPROP

21

PA46 Versus Series: Mirage vs. Matrix

22

PA46 Versus Series: Malibu vs. Mirage

23

AI Knows Your Risk Profile: How Flight Data Could Affect Your Insurance

24

Are You Using Checklists Wrong? Let’s Talk About It

25

New to Flight Levels? Essential Tips for Pilots New to Flying Above FL180

26

Lean of Peak, Rich of Peak, and Maximizing Engine Life in your PA46

27

Beyond the M-Class | King Air Transition For The Owner Flown Pilot | Patrick Turner

28

Q&A: Gear-Up Prevention, Smart Descent Strategies, and the PA-46 Market

29

Families to Freedom, First-Time Insights & PMOPA Magazine | 2025 PMOPA Convention

30

European Aviation Insights: Alexander Pichler | PMOPA 2025

31

5X5 Aviation Insurance | Jeff Rhodes | 2025 PMOPA Convention

32

Bruce Landsberg: Learning From Icarus | 2025 PMOPA Convention

33

From Cranes to Cockpits: Knut Mjolhus on Flying the PA-46, Kodiak, and Helicopters

34

From Military to M-Class: Insights from CFI Steve Thomas

35

Starlink Mini in the Cockpit: Game-Changer or Danger?

36

Fly Boundless: PMOPA Adventures in Alaska with Helen Cernik

37

From Fargo to Saudi Arabia — And a Surprise Visit from the Police!

38

Answering Your PA-46 Questions! | Q&A Episode

39

Oshkosh 2025 Recap: Fisk Arrival, Night Airshow, and the People Who Make It Special

40

Battle With The Bottle: The Staton West Story | Life In Technicolor | Part 2

41

Battle with the Bottle: The Staton West Story | Part 1

42

How Garmin Smart Glide Changes the Game in Engine-Out Scenarios

43

From M-Class to Jet Class: Don Kukla

44

I Got My FAA Medical Back After a Heart Attack! (Here’s How)

45

Sharing the Cockpit | Jim & Amy Connors

46

Aviation Tax Strategy 101 | Kyle Kamman, Aviation Tax Consultants LLC

47

Tax Tips for Aircraft Owners | Stephen Greak

48

Jammed Flight Controls: Lessons from Rob Holland’s Fatal Crash

49

The Heart Of A Pilot | David & Onie Irvine

50

Garmin Dealer Comes to Lufkin! | Doug & Valerie Steen | SemiPlane Avionics

51

Q&A: Cirrus vs. Piper, Pistons vs. Turbines, and the Push for Cleaner Fuel

52

A Meridian, a Mission, and the World Ahead: Lei Gao

53

Leading with Purpose: PMOPA CEO Mike Nichols

54

Aircraft Insurance - What You Need To Know | Tom Hauge w/Wings Insurance

55

Alarm Fatigue

56

Q&A: PA-46 Training, Market Trends & JetPROP Conversions

57

Common Maintenance Issues with the PA46

58

PA46 Maintenance: What’s Required and What’s Not? with A&P/IA Kenneth Hale

59

Navigating the Skies Down Under| Carl Rossi

60

The Continental Malibu Advantage with Stan Finch | Part 2

61

Declaring an Emergency!

62

Berry Aviation: The Evolution of a Niche Powerhouse with Stan Finch | Part 1

63

The Impact of Curated Experiences

64

When Things Don't Go Right | Bob Sherwin

65

Advice for Aspiring PA-46 Instructors | Darwin Haines

66

My Old Truck

67

A Captain’s Transition: Scott Smith Talks 747s & JetPROPS

68

Q&A: Grass Strips, Defrost, and Weight & Balance in the PA46

69

From Auction to Australia: Phenom 300 Ferry Flight

70

The Pursuit of Excellence: A Conversation with Kenneth Scherdell

71

Real-Life Weather Experiences and Lessons Learned | Gary Richert

72

Q&A: Cabin Pressurization, Hot Section Inspections, and PA46 Market Updates

73

A Story of Redemption, Faith, and Resilience | Clay Cleaver, Faithful Detailing

74

Q&A: VNAV, GPU Engine Starts, and Insurance Insights

75

Turning on Ice Protection, Turning Off Risk

76

Numerical Prejudice: The Truth About the -21 Engine

77

Avionics, Community, and the Future of PMOPA Standardized Training with Steve Nunn

78

2024 PMOPA Convention: Highlights, Interviews & Takeaways

79

Lord of the Rings with Dan Moran!

80

Answering Your Questions! Fall 2024 Episode

81

Whiskey, Wings, and Crawfish Dreams with Mike Frugé

82

Bearing the Value: Insights on Meridian Ownership with Scott Lee

83

The King Air E90 Advantage with Bill & Kimberly Mershon

84

King Air and Kingdom Work with Alexander Wurm

85

Building a Safer Aviation Community with Jim Ratliff

86

Piston vs. Turbine: The Cost Efficiency Showdown with Dan Spray

87

What Good Looks Like

88

Beyond the Bonanza: David Dye's Upgrade to the JetPROP

89

From JetPROP to M600: Eric Wilke

90

Shepherding the Fleet with Travis Holland

91

Powered Preflight with Jon Sisk

92

Our New Favorite Maintenance Shop!

93

Airshows, Headsets, and Underwear? Recap of Oshkosh 2024!

94

The Great Debate: Meridian vs. JetPROP

95

Making Informed Decisions: Lessons from Fatal PA-46 Accidents

96

"Don't be a Biden (or a Trump)"

97

Dan the Diamond Man

98

Episode 150! | The Benefits of Partnerships

99

Turkey to Texas | Kodiak 100 Ferry Flight

100

Making a Meridian Work

101

Chattanooga Conversations: Recurrent Training and ForeFlight Insights

102

Transitioning from a Piston to a Turbine Aircraft - Daniel Gottwald

103

From Gliders to M600: The Aviation Story of Vishnu Raman

104

Checkmate! A Conversation with Stewart Albertson

105

Vintage Wings: Joe's Passion for Old Airplanes

106

The PA-46 Journey with Paul Stefaniak

107

International Aviator: Gosta Tyrefors

108

Transatlantic Trek: Ferrying King Air 260's to Saudi Arabia

109

The Journey of a Crop Duster: Emory Lobley

110

Transcending Turbulence: Jason Gilbert

111

Answering Your Questions!

112

Employee Spotlight: Eric Earle

113

Switzerland to Texas in a Kodiak 100!

114

Employee Spotlight: Marc Slocum

115

Dual Perspectives: 747-800 to JetPROP!

116

Understanding Sublimation and Deposition

117

Flight of the GameBird: Exploring Aerobatics and Innovation with Jeremiah Larsen.

118

Employee Spotlight: Clint Goff

119

Unveiling the Piper M700 Fury!

120

What's Next for Piper Aircraft?

121

The Walker Advantage w/ Ryan Walker

122

The First Q&A of 2024!

123

Employee Spotlight: Matt Courtney

124

Keeping Fit for Flight w/ Richard Martinez

125

Ice Season!

126

Meridian Tattoo w/ Tony Vendramin

127

A Fresh Look into the TBM

128

Blew Blades

129

Flying Aerobatics w/ Dr. Tom Thomason

130

Flying with Finesse w/ Spencer Jay

131

Life Capsule w/ Steve Torrence

132

Becoming a Virtuoso / Piper CEO for the Day

133

The Long Road to the JetPROP w/ Doug Steen

134

Calling All Wives

135

Iron Nerves w/ Dean Shults

136

An Inside Look into EFB's w/ Josh Berman

137

Super Scoopers

138

PMOPA Presidential Podcast

139

Financing an Airplane w/ Rusty Rust

140

Battery Pro w/ Craig Evans

141

Oshkosh 2023 Recap

142

Everything Partnerships

143

Flying from Florida to South Africa: A B100 Ferry Flight

144

STOL Draggin' w/ Brian Steck

145

Controlling Your Ice Protection

146

King Airs and Warbirds w/ Robert Johnson

147

The Heart of the Pilot w/ Tony Agostini

148

A Milestone for the Malibu Guru

149

Mission Creep

150

Modernizing Your Airplane w/ Brad Grimsley

151

Travel the World to See Nothing

152

Radar Season Pt 2

153

Radar Season!

154

Sticking with Piston

155

From Frog to Prince

156

Buffalo Sausage and Malibu's

157

What Do You Do When Tech Fails?

158

Thunderstorm Culture

159

Continental Malibu Ownership w/ Ed Cooper

160

From Aerostar to M600 w/ Art Tarlow

161

Is Your Checklist Being Used Properly?

162

Q&A with Joe

163

Rumination

164

The Story of Casey Aviation

165

The Black Swan

166

That's a Simism

167

Why Not? Standardized Training in the PA46

168

A Broadening Experience, Part 2

169

A Broadening Experience, Part 1

170

A Japanese Ferry Adventure

171

Interview: Can You Hear Me? w/ Tom Thomason

172

Winter is Coming

173

Emotional Health and the Pilot

174

Interview: The Catalina Amphibious Airplane

175

PA46 vs TBM, Part 2

176

PA46 vs TBM, Part 1

177

Interview: In the [Casey] Hangar w/ Dan Millican

178

Interview: PA46 Ramblings w/ David Frager and Rick Swisher

179

When Should You Step Away from the Cockpit?

180

PA-46 Q&A

181

Interview: Transition from a C182 to the M500 w/ Heather Cannon

182

MMOPA Convention Highlights, Part 2

183

MMOPA Convention Highlights, Part 1

184

Interview: Why It's Time to Upgrade to a Turbine w/ Bill Davidson

185

Interview: Losing Weight to Fly w/ Chris Simmons

186

Interview: MMOPA Safety Standdown w/ Justin Burkholder

187

Interview: Why the Kodiak with Knut Mjolhus

188

Interview: Moving from a Cirrus into a Meridian w/ John Kolar

189

Employee Spotlight: Mark Dunn

190

Ferrying a King Air from Germany

191

Interview: Hitting the Bullseye w/ Adam Weatherby

192

Moving up from a PA-46 with Jeff Plotka

193

A Pro Rated Pilot in Your Airplane?

194

Lindbergh's Contributions to the PA-46

195

Maui, Lindbergh, and Big Hunks of Metal

196

Flaps in a PA46?

197

Interview: 77 Years Young and Still Flying

198

Interview with Hank Gibson: Training the Trainer

199

Partnerships in Aviation

200

Thoughts on the Piper M600

201

Why Get a Commercial Pilot License with Jeff Plotka

202

An Unforgettable Caravan Ferry Flight

203

Interview: M600 Autothrottle with Patrick Turner and Gary Chidester

204

Interview with Billy Vaughn: Decision Making as a Professional Pilot

205

How to Buy your First PA-46...

206

Trip: South Africa Ferry Flight

207

Interview: Rodney Clark - The Turbine Duke

208

Interview: Flying is Flying with Chad Fortenberry

209

Interview: JetPROP and a 2500 Foot Runway with Josh Greenberg

210

Interview: Cirrus to JetPROP owner John Holman

211

Interview - Pegasus Rocket to M600 with Antiono Elias (Part 2)

212

Interview: Meridian to M600 with Antonio Elias

213

Journey to a JetPROP

214

North to Alaska

215

Power Settings on a Lycoming PA46 Engine

216

Making the move from a Mirage to the M600/SLS

217

Stall/Spin Training

218

Nerves of Steel with Dean and Tammi Jo Shults

219

Disoriented by Pitot Heat? - David Nelson

220

You'll fly your PA46 better if you have more ratings

221

Flying an Approach You Designed Yourself

222

Is it worth upgrading from a Meridian to an M600?

223

Three Rules of Pressurization

224

Any regret after moving from Mirage to Meridian?

225

Meridian vs. TBM

226

Twilight career: What more can 35,000 hour pilot accomplish?

227

JetPROP Conversion and Partnership Discussion

228

How similar is a Turbine Duke to a JetPROP?

229

What's the big deal with starting a turbine engine?

230

The Right Way to Perform a Go-Around

231

Moving the spinny thing from the top to the front

232

Shooting an Approach to Minimums

233

The Freedom of Flying a PA46

234

Making Major Upgrades to a JetPROP

235

PA46 Newbie Advice

236

North Atlantic Crossing in the Dead of Winter

237

Cirrus to M500 with 350 Hours in the Logbook

238

The Capability of a Meridian

239

From the Reno Air Races to a PA46

240

Straight to Turbine

241

Air Force, FedEx, and Meridians with Kim Coryat

242

How to Succeed in Training

243

M500 Ownership Interview

244

4. A Tailwheel Endorsement Will Make You Better

245

3. Into a Thunderstorm

246

2. Piston-to-Turbine Transition Interview with Dave and Jene

247

1. Malibu Ownership Interview with Paul